Edmonton Oilers @ Florida Panthers 8pm ET on ABC.
The Panthers are favored to win the series due to a well balanced team and a stout goalie, but the Oilers have the playoffs top 4 scorers and 5 of the top 7.
Florida's biggest weakness is their D are not very good defensively and due to their aggressive style they play in the offensive zone are prone to giving up odd-man rushes and they rely on their goalie (Bobrovsky) to bail them out. They also take a lot of penalties (generally speaking).
the Oilers are lethal on the power play (37.3% to lead the playoffs). The Oilers PK also leads the playoffs. They will need both to be at their best to win the series because their goalie (Skinner) has not been consistent (but was fantastic in the Dallas series).
This is Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl's first SCF appearance and both have had stellar careers to this point, but post-season success has eluded them both and been a stain to an extent on their careers. The only stain.
Should be a fun series. The heavy forecheck and 200-foot game of Florida with Barkov, Tkachuck, Bennett, Verhaeghe, Reinhart, vs the speed and skill of Edmonton with McDavid, Draisaitl, Hyman, Bouchard, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, etc.
"Florida's biggest weakness is their D are not very good defensively and due to their aggressive style they play in the offensive zone are prone to giving up odd-man rushes and they rely on their goalie (Bobrovsky) to bail them out. They also take a lot of penalties (generally speaking)."
Rangers don't have McDavid and Draisatl either though, so maybe it will come to fruition in the finals.
I've been pulling for the Oilers to come out of the West, but if the Panthers win I won't be disappointed after they just throttled the Rangers. If that series was close, I would probably be pulling harder for the Oilers.
Panthers in 6.
They were terrific against Rangers
Not disagreeing with your point because it was a major part of the reason Rangers lost, but Panthers averaged 2.5 penalties per game. I guess when the puck is constantly in the offensive zone it's easier to avoid the penalties though, so there's that.
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were 1 for 15 on the PP vs FLA. That's the story of the series right there. The Rangers, during the regular season, had the 3rd best PP at 26.4%, if they played to their season average that's 3 more goals in the series and they lost 3 1-goal games. I know it's not that simple, but sometimes it is a big part of the reason for the outcome.
Not disagreeing with your point because it was a major part of the reason Rangers lost, but Panthers averaged 2.5 penalties per game. I guess when the puck is constantly in the offensive zone it's easier to avoid the penalties though, so there's that.
Exactly, most penalties occur when the other team has the puck and you are trying to get it, so the Panthers having the puck so much the Rangers couldn't draw the normal penalties the Panthers usually commit.
So the Panthers penalties were lower than usual in that series.
All that said if the Rangers convert to their regular season average on power plays in the series there is quite possibly a different outcome.
EDM to win the cup (I think FLA wins, but I like the underdog odds)
McDavid to win Conn Smythe
Barkov to win Conn Smythe
The Rangers didn't expose them, but BOS and TBL did. FLA was FAR more talented than BOS and TBL so it didn't cost them series, but if you watched those games there was a ton of odd-man rushes and PP's.
Forsling is fantastic, but none of the other D are defensive D's.
Still do...
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Give the edge to Panthers due to Bobrosky in goal over Skinner
What was that?
Welp he's carried it into the second and FL has extended the lead. Crazy
FLA is not close to dominating zone time like they did vs NYR and the EDM forwards are moving their feet and forechecking effectively.
but it's very early.
FLA is not close to dominating zone time like they did vs NYR and the EDM forwards are moving their feet and forechecking effectively.
but it's very early.
I meant the goals and I'm right about that.
they just need to score on their chances. 3 (at least) breakaways and 3 or 4 power plays. need to capitalize or they have no chance.
They will get McDavid'd on Monday.
So, win Monday and EDM did what they needed to do. Lose and the odds are long for them to win.
Having said that I expect the Panthers to get to their checking game . They were rusty having a week off.
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Yep
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If EDM plays the exact same game as Saturday I think they get a good outcome. I don't think Bobrovsky can keep up that level of play.
But also, I doubt FLA plays as flat tonight as they did Saturday.
I also don't think EDM can play McDavid 25 min again nor should they.
Should be a fun game.
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I will go into hockey withdrawals after the SCF’s
September can’t come fast enough
ZERO shots on goal for Edmonton so far.
1-0 EDM.
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